Maharashtra’s Covid-19 surge holds clues for how the pandemic may move through the rest of India

The state’s trajectory of coronavirus cases has more or less matched the national graph of infections.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 26, 2021 · 07:30 pm

How Kerala became a victim of its early success in curbing Covid-19 – and what it means for India

State’s low case count in the early days of the pandemic resulted in fewer people developing immunity compared to the rest of the country, say experts.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 10, 2021 · 01:30 pm

More than 7.5 crore Indians contracted Covid-19 in 2020, according to experts

Officially, India had 1 crore laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 14, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Child undernutrition may be on a rise in India, reversing decades of gains

Early data from the just-released first phase of the latest National Family Health Survey also indicates that more infants now receive vaccines.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 15, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Why is coronavirus spiking in some Indian states, but not in others?

Higher testing is expected to lead to more cases, but some states buck this trend, even as evidence suggests some undercounting.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 24, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Monsoon fevers are complicating the coronavirus response in rural India

An interview with SP Kalantri, the medical superintendent at Kasturba Gandhi Hospital in Maharashtra’s Wardha district.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 21, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Covid-19 has disrupted India’s routine health services – and that could have long-term consequences

There has been a fall in immunisations, maternal health interventions and treatments of conditions such as kidney failure and cancer.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 01, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Is India’s low Covid-19 mortality rate the consequence of government’s ‘successful strategies’?

The case fatality rate number for a country misses taking into account a host of factors that affect it – most crucially, age.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 26, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Coronavirus: Why renewed focus on excess mortality could pose a challenge for India

Excess mortality is defined as the number of deaths above that expected during ‘normal’ times.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 19, 2020 · 09:30 pm